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Intern Spotlight: Cooper Irinaga on Coming Home to Design in Alaska 

Intern Spotlight: Cooper Irinaga on Coming Home to Design in Alaska  July 2025 | An interview with Cooper Irinaga Born and raised in Alaska, Cooper Irinaga returned to his roots this summer as an intern with Bettisworth North in the Fairbanks office. He is currently studying architecture at Washington State University and will graduate with […]
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WORKPLACE DESIGN

Workplace Design September 2023 | Dana Nunn, FASID, IIDA, LEED AP, WELL AP I am naturally curious and have long been a proponent of research in design. Whether peer-reviewed academic studies, industry literature scans, surveys, observations, organizational business data mining, or stakeholder interviews, data gathering gives way to insights that influence design approaches, strategies, solutions, […]
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Need Help Selecting Plants for Your Landscape? Ask a Landscape Architect.

Need Help Selecting Plants for Your Landscape? Ask a Landscape Architect. By Erik Jones, Landscape Architect Here in Alaska planting design can be a challenge given our northern climate and wide range of environments. Plant selection can make or break a planting design, so it is essential to consider several factors before putting anything in […]
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Design Week Celebrates Problem-Solving, World-Changing Minds

  Design Week Celebrates Problem-Solving, World-Changing Minds By Leah Boltz, Principal “Anchorage Design Week is an annual gathering of creative minds to promote and provoke design and imagine the future of our city and the North.” It’s Design Week in Anchorage, a time when design professionals, community builders, lovers of design, and those who support […]
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Helping Expand the Reach and Impact of Interior Design

  Helping Expand the Reach and Impact of Interior Design By Dana Nunn, Director of Interior Design Involvement with professional interior design organizations is especially gratifying for me when I can learn from experts, share with students, and help other practitioners challenge themselves and grow in the profession. Admittedly, my perspective has shifted over the […]
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Finding Our Pinnacles

  Finding Our Pinnacles By Leah Boltz, Principal, Marketing, Business Development, Community Outreach “Leah lifts those around her to try harder, reach higher and be more. Her energy is contagious and limitless. It must be the runner athlete in her that fosters her goal setting, rigor to train to be better, and stamina to achieve […]
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